The Smallest Worthwhile Effect on Pain Intensity of Exercise Therapy for People With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Discrete Choice Experiment Study

Author:

Hansford Harrison J.,Jones Matthew D.,Cashin Aidan G.,Ostelo Raymond W.J.G.,Chiarotto Alessandro,Williams Sam A.,Sharma Saurab,Rose John M.,Devonshire Jack J.,Ferraro Michael C.,Wewege Michael A.,McAuley James H.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To identify the smallest worthwhile effect (SWE) of exercise therapy for people with nonspecific chronic low back pain (CLBP). DESIGN: Discrete choice experiment METHODS: The SWE was estimated as the lowest reduction in pain that participants would consider exercising worthwhile, compared to not exercising, ie, effects due to natural history and other components (eg, regression to the mean). We recruited English-speaking adults in Australia with nonspecific CLBP to our online survey via e-mail obtained from a registry of previous participants and advertisements on social media. We used discrete choice experiment to estimate the SWE of exercise compared to no exercise for pain intensity. We analyzed the discrete choice experiment using a mixed logit model and mitigated hypothetical bias through certainty calibration, with sensitivity analyses performed with different certainty calibration thresholds. RESULTS: Two hundred and thirteen participants completed the survey. The mean age (±standard deviation [SD]) was 50.7±16.5, median (interquartile range) pain duration 10 years (5-20), and mean pain intensity (±SD) was 5.8±2.3 on a 0-to-10 numerical rating scale. For people with CLBP, the SWE of exercise was a between-group reduction in pain of 20%, compared to no exercise. In the sensitivity analyses, the SWE varied with different levels of certainty calibration, from 0% without certainty calibration to 60% with more extreme certainty calibration. CONCLUSION: This patient-informed threshold of clinical importance could guide the interpretation of findings from randomized trials and meta-analyses of exercise therapy compared to no exercise. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2024;54(7):477-485. Epub 17 April 2024. doi:10.2519/jospt.2024.12279

Publisher

Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

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